Callianassa (mythology) explained

In Greek mythology, Callianassa (Ancient Greek: Καλλιάνασσα Kallianassa means 'lovely queen' or 'beautiful queen'[1]) was one of the 50 Nereids, sea-nymph daughters of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris.[2] [3]

Mythology

Callianassa and her other sisters appeared to Thetis when she cries out in sympathy for the grief of Achilles for his slain friend Patroclus.[4]

Zoology

The genus of mud shrimps Callianassa, as well as the Callianassidae family it belongs to, were named after the nereid.

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. 2013. 9780786471119. 74.
  2. [Homer]
  3. Vollmer, Wilhelm. (1874). Wörterbuch der Mythologie. Stuttgart, p. 120.
  4. Homer, Iliad 18.39-51